Yeadon is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Yeadon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yeadon, ~66% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yeadon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yeadon is the most Democratic-leaning.
Yeadon runs about 88 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Yeadon sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Yeadon leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Yeadon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 92% of residents in Yeadon live in densely developed areas, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Yeadon have never been married, above 98% of cities. Yeadon runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Yeadon, PA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Yeadon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Yeadon is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 58%, below 65% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Yeadon have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Darby, PA D+80
- East Lansdowne, PA D+68
- Colwyn, PA D+76
- Lansdowne, PA D+68
- Collingdale, PA D+52
- Aldan, PA D+40
- Sharon Hill, PA D+75
- Upper Darby, PA D+53
- Millbourne, PA D+38
- Primos, PA D+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adairsville, GA R+60
- Oak Grove, MO R+40
- River Edge, NJ D+14
- Millersville, PA D+4
- Amherst, NH D+17
- Quarryville, PA R+52
- Forest City, FL R+11
- Wanaque, NJ R+13
- Freeland, MI R+29
- Valley Falls, RI Even
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.